It is, indeed, beginning to look a lot like Christmas, so it’s time to sound like it as well, as we continue to roll out some holiday music that doesn’t suck. We’ve also got some musical gift-giving options as we listen to some of the best albums of the year, and somehow, I got off on a tangent and listened to a whole pile of amazing songs by some super talented women.

Artist – Song title – Album Title – CDN=Canadian – WPG=Winnipeg artist

2:00 – 2:30 pm

Skydiggers – Christmas in Prison – Angels – CDN
Lynn Miles – Christmas Makes Me Miss You More – unreleased – CDN
Lindi Ortega – All I Want For Christmas Is A Cowboy – Tennessee Christmas – CDN
Nikki Lane – Falalalalove Ya – An Americana Christmas
Paul Kelly – How to Make Gravy – Words & Music
Kaizers Orchestra – Whiskey Rabbi – Festival Man

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Shannon Lyon – Mods Rule – The Lights Behind – CDN
Sean Rowe – Madman – Madman
Matthew Ryan – We Are Libertines – Boxers
The Secret Sisters – Good Luck, Good Night, Goodbye – Put Your Needle Down
Del Barber – Farewell, God Bless You, Goodbye – Prairieography – CDN – WPG

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Turnpike Troubadours – Diamonds and Gasoline – Diamonds and Gasoline
Classified – Inner Ninja (feat. David Myles) – Classified – CDN
Melissa Payne – Cold Out There – live recording – CDN
Melissa Payne – Not the Only One – High and Dry – CDN
Melissa Payne – Don’t Say – Melissa Payne – CDN
Eilen Jewell – Santa Fe – Queen of the Minor Key
Brandi Carlile – Fall Apart Again – Brandi Carlile

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Dala – Sunday Dress – Who Do You Think You Are? – CDN
Rose Cousins – White Daisies – The Send Off – CDN
Ana Egge – Motorcycle – Bad Blood
Kathleen Edwards – What Are You Waiting For? – Back To Me – CDN
Skydiggers – Even When You Fall – Road Radio – CDN
Danny Michel – Toledo – In The Belly Of A Whale – CDN